Agrilinks discusses the statistics on the prevalence of gender-based violence in agricultural industries in Ecuador, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. The report further breaks down contributing factors such as a female’s age, level of literacy, and language proficiency as well as
WIEGO | Winning Legal Rights for Thailand’s’ Homeworkers
HomeNet Thailand, with support from WIEGO and other partners, campaigned for more than a decade to win legislative protection for homeworkers. Both the Homeworkers Protection Act B.E.2553 and a social protection policy came into force in May 2011. The law
Woman Farmworkers Struggle Against Agribusiness and Violence (Portuguese with English subtitles)
The Buccaneer Productions addresses labor exploitation in sugar cane mills and plantations in Brazil. There’s not only difficulty in gaining worker rights but in legally enforcing environment conservation. The illegitimate burning of sugarcane fields in 2009 led to the death
Women Farm Workers Struggle Against Abuse (Afrikaans to English translation)
South African female farmworkers discuss their dire need to financially provide for their families. These workers joined a union in hopes of receiving protection, but employers have retaliated by pressuring employees to resign from the union. An assistant translates Afrikaans
Women in Politics: 2019 Infographic
In this infographic, UN Women and the Inter-Parliamentary Union illustrate the gender disparity of the political sphere from nation to nation. Nations with high numbers of females in ministerial positions include Spain, Nicaragua, and Sweden. Countries with high percentages of
Women in Politics Sector Focus
All over the world, women remain significantly underrepresented in decision-making positions and political roles. A variety of factors connected to patriarchal societal structures contribute to women’s political underrepresentation and deter their participation, including gender-based harassment and violence and a tradition
Women, Work, and Harassment
This infographic features statistics from 2009 surveys, conducted by ASISTA, regarding workplace violence at meatpacking plants in Iowa. The majority of the women interviewed reported that colleagues or bosses commented on their bodies, experienced at least one form of sexual
Women's Activism Bears Fruit: Landmark Victory for Farm Workers in Mexico
Women Across Frontiers delves into the backstory of a March 2015 strike led by field workers demanding higher pay, increased access to healthcare, and an end to the harassment of female workers. Contributing factors to the lack of legal change
Women's Issues
This report by the America-based National Farm Worker Ministry includes statistics on the exploitation of women in the agriculture field and discusses how female farmworkers’ vulnerabilities are higher than that of men. Familial responsibilities exacerbate women’s need for employment and
Women’s Work in Agribusinesses and Gender-Based Violence: What Do We Know?
Agrilinks discusses the statistics on the prevalence of gender-based violence in agricultural industries in Ecuador, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. The report further breaks down contributing factors such as a female’s age, level of literacy, and language proficiency as well as
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
Thematic analysis: eliminating discrimination against women in political and public life with a focus on political transition There have been decades of effort in increasing women’s political participation. This has taken the shape of CEDAW’s Article 7 and 8, the